Center for Positive Aging
www.centerforpositiveaging.org
404-872-9191
Information on elder care providers, housing, and other products and services.
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Southwest Georgia Council on Aging
800-282-6612
Advocacy, information and referrals, elder abuse prevention, legal assistance, nutrition, personal care services, senior centers
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Georgia Department of Human Services - Division of Family and Children Services
1-404-657-3433
The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) is the part of DHS that investigates child abuse; finds foster homes for abused and neglected children; helps low income, out-of-work parents get back on their feet; assists with childcare costs for low income parents who are working or in job training; and provides numerous support services and innovative programs to help troubled families.
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Bright from the Start
404-656-5957
Bright from the Start oversees a wide range of programs focused primarily on children ages birth to school age and their families.
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FOCUS
770-234-9111
FOCUS offers comfort, hope, and fun to families with children who are medically fragile or have significant developmental or physical disabilities through a variety of programs.
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Georgia Advocacy Office
404.885.1234
GAO's mission is to organize their resources and follow their values and legal mandates in ways which substantially increase the number of people who are voluntarily standing beside and for people in Georgia who have significant disabilities and mental illness.
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